Zerith (Hefei Zerith Robotics) · retail humanoid
Zerith H1
A wheeled humanoid from a Tsinghua University spin-off in Hefei, with a head, two 7-axis arms with five-finger hands and a reach from the floor to 2.16 m. It is rated 1 kg per arm, 1 m/s and 4 hours of operation.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 1 kgCarries more than 0%
- Speed
- 3.6 km/hFaster than 30%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 45%
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Why it matters
Zerith H1 is on the market today.
Real-world use
Runs robot-staffed retail kiosks and small shops in China in 2026, per the maker.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Zerith (Hefei Zerith Robotics)Company · Hefei, Anhui, ChinaHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Zerith H1 is faster than 30% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Zerith H1 carries more than 0% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Zerith H1 has more joints than 22% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Zerith H1 runs longer than 45% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Zerith H1 and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base · 23 joints
- Hands
- Two 7-axis arms with five-finger hands; reach from the floor up to 2156 mm.
- Battery & power
- About 4 hours of continuous work.
- AI & software
- Open SDK (Python, C++) with high- and low-level interfaces, complete URDF for sim-to-real; in-house skeleton-prediction teleoperation algorithm with under 10 ms latency; Zerith V-series action models and Zerith Data collection platform.
From the maker
Zerith H1 is the only humanoid from Zerith (Hefei Zerith Robotics) in the atlas.
Watch Zerith H1
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- Hefei, Anhui, China
- Customers and pilots
- Hefei's first robot shop (with SenseTime unit Shanghui), instant-retail warehouses, data-collection centres, education and research
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Zerith shows H1 and robot shop in Hefei
Zerith exhibited H1-based data collection and its robot shop at the Anhui tech-transfer fair.
Zerith
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Zerith H1Zerith (Hefei Zerith Robotics) |  CASBOT W1CASBOT (Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robot Technology)Same jobs: retail, logistics · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Iggy RobigusSame jobs: logistics, retail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCruzr S2UBTECH RoboticsSame jobs: logistics, retail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2026-04 | 2025-07-26 | 2025-04-29 | 2025-08 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | 210 cm | 170 cm | — |
| Weight | — | 260 kg | 101 kg | — |
| Joints | 23 | 20 | — | — |
| Speed | 3.6 km/h | 4.3 km/h | — | 7.2 km/h |
| Payload | 1 kg | 10 kg | 2 kg | 15 kg |
| Battery | 4 h | 5 h | 8 h | — |
| Price | — | — | $54,500 | — |
Sources
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